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Posted on February 19, 2018 · On Monday's Houston Matters: On the eve of early voting, we preview the primary election races. Then, a new film documents the history of America’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Plus, exonerated, former death row inmate Anthony Graves talks about his new book. And we recap the latest news in Houston sports.

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Posted on January 26, 2017 · Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas – its history, how it’s changed, whom it affects and its future.

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Posted on July 27, 2015 · The Houston Forensic Science Center is a local corporation created in 2012 to provide independent forensic services to law enforcement agencies, primarily the Houston Police Department. In 2014, the independent forensic operation took over what were formerly HPD’s Crime Scene Unit, Crime Lab, and part of its Identification Division. The crime lab is governed by […]

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Posted on July 27, 2015 · On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Houston’s City Council must either repeal the city’s equal rights ordinance or place it on the November ballot. That ruling follows a state district judge ruling three months ago that opponents of the non-discrimination ordinance failed to gather enough valid signatures to force a repeal referendum. The state […]

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Posted on January 21, 2014 · Anthony Graves, who was exonerated of capital murder in 2010 after spending 18 years in prison, has filed a grievance against the former district attorney that prosecuted him. A new Texas law made it possible.